Centre Conference: Politics Junkies and Canadian Press

centre conference: But does it matter what those particular conservatives think In the Populism Project, The Canadian Press is exploring the factors that led to Trump's victory, how it is changing politics in Canada and testing them against the current economic, social and political climate of Canada to see whether the potential exists for the same kind of political upheaval here, according to National Observer. Held in Ottawa every year, the Manning Conference attracts a particular swath of the conservative movement the self-described policy and politics junkies eager to chew on the issues of the day. It's clear that conservatives at the Manning Centre conference were thinking about the political ramifications of the seismic political shift in the U.S. in recent months. Put another way, suggested Toronto politician Doug Ford, not exactly the average voter. What put him in the running for that at all was his complete overthrow of the American Republican establishment to win the U.S. state primaries and get the nomination in the first place. Common folk don't come to events like this, he told a panel at the conference called Down with The Elites It's the so-called common folk understood to have propelled Trump to victory, not just in the general presidential election. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.